MSM 637: Earth, Wind and Fire Day Sweeps Through Troy
Summary:
Shawn and Troy share Earth, Wind, and Fire Day, experiences in safety and more. Dave brings SEL to Science.
Jokes:
I used to work for an origami company but they folded.
Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Schrödinger: Nice.
I asked the surgeon if I could administer my own anesthetic, they said: go ahead, knock yourself out.
Clem entered the barn to see two horses fighting over a bale of hay. It was the last straw.
A good dictionary gives meaning to life.
I think circles are pointless.
Got fired from the custom kitchen shop for making too many jokes about taking countermeasures.
How do you keep a moron in suspense?
They call them Jersey cows, but if you look closely you can see that they don’t even have numbers on their backs.
I have a friend who writes songs about sewing machines.
- He’s a Singer songwriter. Or sew it seams.
Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
K12Science Podcast: Social-Emotional Learning
I was recently reading the September-October 2024 issue of Science Scope, a journal published by the National Science Teaching Association.
In this issue, I read the “Editorial” section, written by Patty McGinnis. She wrote an article entitled: “Social-Emotional Learning in the Science Classroom.”
Perhaps nowhere else in education is social-emotional (SEL) more crucial than in the middle school science classroom, a place where students are expected to collaborate, communicate, and participate respectfully in the practice of argumentation. For more information about SEL consider exploring the site for the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), a nonprofit organization that utilizes research to guide SEL initiatives. For more information, visit:
http://k12science.net/social-emotional-learning/
Reports from the Front Lines
- Course on Teaching Exceptional Children
- Movie AD
- Exciting Times – “Testing” the Boot System
- Curriculum Work
- iReady
- NWEA
- Apple Vision Pro Update
- Earth, Wind, and Fire Day
The Social Web
What do they teach in Social Studies nowadays? Like, do they even cover MySpace and Friendster or do kids only learn about those in History class?
Wylfċen @wylfcen
Another wonderfully specific Old English word: merecandel ‘sea-candle’, the Sun as it rises from or sets in the sea.
Jack Berckemeyer @JBerckemeyer
Great teams come up with awesome grade level team names along with amazing visuals. This 6th grade team is all in on the mighty ducks. #pumpedup
BERCKEMEYER Breaks are back – Read the Room and show me shocked. Feel free to share with others and if you like these check out our webinar series. http://Jackberckemeyer.com
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Resources:
REVIEW: Why Don’t Students Like School (Daniel Willingham)
https://readwriterespond.com/2024/09/review-why-dont-students-like-school-daniel-willingham/
Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class
Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and teachers played audio of the books during class.
“When you’re given a summary of the book telling you what you’re about to read in baby form, it kind of just ruins the whole story for you,” said Chris, 14. “Like, what’s the point of actually reading?”
Some teachers focus instead on selected passages — a concession to perceptions of shorter attention spans, pressure to prepare for standardized tests and a sense that short-form content will prepare students for the modern, digital world.
Deep reading is essential to strengthen circuits in the brain tied to critical thinking skills, background knowledge — and, most of all, empathy, said Maryanne Wolf, a cognitive neuroscientist at UCLA specializing in dyslexia research.
“We must give our young an opportunity to understand who others are, not through little snapshots, but through immersion into the lives and thoughts and feelings of others,” Wolf said.
AXIS The Culture Translator
Keeping Accounts
What it is: Meta is rolling out “teen accounts” for minors on the app.
What parents should know: Meta is claiming that this change will provide “protections for teens, peace of mind for parents.” All teens under 16 with Instagram accounts will be automatically opted in to this type of account, and those who sign up for a new account before they turn 18 will be opted in, as well.
Out to Lunch
What it is: MrBeast, Logan Paul, and KSI are teaming up to launch a Lunchables competitor called “Lunchly.”
Why pre-teens might gobble it up: Lunchly is aimed at the same demographic that has made both MrBeast’s Feastables chocolate bars and Paul/KSI’s Prime Energy drinks a smashing success—young people between the ages of 9 and 13.
Time to Waste
What it is: Social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt partnered with the Harris Poll firm to try to capture what Gen Z really thinks about social media.
What it shows: The nationwide poll of over a thousand 18-27 year olds asked “Do you wish TikTok was never invented” (47% said yes) and also posed questions about what steps they’re willing to take to limit their social media use. Maybe most eye-opening were the questions about time spent on these apps—over 60% said they spend over 4 hours a day on social media, and almost a quarter said they spend over 7 hours a day.
Web Spotlight:
From Book to Podcast in Minutes: My First Experience with Google Notebook
Today, I played with Google’s Notebook, followed Alec Couros’s suggestion, and uploaded a copy of my book. I also added my blog. Within minutes it created this 9-minute audio podcast of my book.
Random Thoughts . . .
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